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I played Fey Bouquet for hours and I think it's a gripping character study of a man named Forrest, who is corrupt. As evidenced by the opening line: "The forrest is corrupt." We are never told what he did, but I assume it is tax related.

The color bar is obviously a mood ring. I watched mine drift from sunny yellow to deep purple, and by the end I was deeply, spiritually purple. The game warns that I will be "Corrupted at: 20," which I took to mean that at twenty years old, you simply become a bad person. Sadly, I have found this to be true. When I turned 20, I developed a fondness for yelling at puppies.

The locations tell the story of a dog's life. He approached "The Edge," barked at something ("The Ruff"), napped under a tree ("The Shade"), woke up in the evening ("The Dark"), and then drank root beer ("The Root").

The Acorn of Life is a metaphor for a 401(k). Deep down at the root, waiting, unreachable, and probably worth less than promised. I ended the game with $0 and felt it was the most honest portrayal of my finances I've seen in media.

5 stars. Forrest, if you're reading this, you know who you are, I forgive you.

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RIP Forrest.